Parent & Educator Resources - Feelings

Emotional Literacy

Helping Children Name Their Feelings

Harvard Center on the Developing Child

Explains how emotional vocabulary supports self-regulation and reduces behavioral challenges in young children.

Why It’s Important to Talk About Feelings

Zero to Three

Discusses how caregivers can support emotional development through everyday conversations.

https://www.zerotothree.org/resource/why-is-it-important-to-talk-about-feelings/

Supporting Big Feelings

Helping Children Cope With Big Emotions

Child Mind Institute

Practical strategies for helping children calm down and understand emotional responses.

https://childmind.org/article/helping-kids-handle-big-feelings/

How to Help Toddlers Manage Big Emotions

PBS Parents

Gentle approaches for supporting children through frustration, sadness, and excitement.

https://www.pbs.org/parents/thrive/how-to-help-toddlers-manage-big-emotions

Regulation & Calm

Emotional Regulation: What It Is and How to Support It

American Academy of Pediatrics

Explains co-regulation and how adults model calm behavior for children.

https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/toddler/Pages/Helping-Children-Handle-Strong-Emotions.aspx

Classroom & Group Settings

Teaching Young Children About Emotions

National Association for the Education of Young Children

Classroom-based strategies for helping children recognize and express emotions.

https://www.naeyc.org/resources/pubs/yc/mar2017/teaching-emotional-intelligence